Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-10-22
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The President Gets His First View OF a
Live Western Boom.
KANSAS CITY, No. October 12.-The tain
arrived at Kansas City on time, at 8:l5 p. m
A delegation consisting Of ten gentlemen,
composing the committee on arrangements
headed by Mr.. E. H. Allen, proceeded to
Wa.dron, fifteen miles north of here, and
joined the party. At the depot and for
blocks around an immense crowd had
gathered and roar of cheers went up as
the train slowly pulled in on the siding
ments were admirable and the party were
IN carriages and on their Wey up Union av-
enue fifteen minutes after the
arrival of the train. The route
led up Union avenue and Bluff street to
Sixth, out Sixth to Broadway, and up Broad
way TO the Coates house, at the corner Of
Tenth, where the guests alighted and re-
tired to their rooms for q brief rest before
the later events Of the evening. The third
regiment Missouri National guards and the
Kansas City light caV-lry, assisted by a
number OF democratic clubs OF This city and
from nelghbOrIng towns, served as an escort
10 the procession to tbs hotel and succeeded
In keeping the crowd, which marched along
on either side of the carriages, in check.
The trades display made an ambitious
attempt tonight, and marched through the
principal streets and up Broadway past the
hotel shortly after the arrival Of the party.
Shortly after o'clock President and Mrs.
Cleveland appeared IN the parlOrs Of the
Coates house, and the next hour was Occu-
pied IL reviewing the members Of the recep-
lion committee and their friends, to the
number of about ], 400. Mrs. Cleveland was
atrlred IN cream color d travelling dress
with a brown silk pOlOnaiss. She wore q
brown brocade and white satin bonnet.
The reception was wholly IN
formal, but badges of admission were
required and there was no unpleasant crush.
After the president and his wife mad
retired to their rooms the cheers OF the
crowd IN the street below caused them to
appear at the balcony. They bowed IN rec
ognit1On of the salute and at lOs3O withdrew
Tor the might.
What might have been a serious accident
occurred just before the party reached the
hotel. At Ninth and Broadway two cable
trains were standing close to each other.
The cable mad broken during the day and
the. strands had been wrapped around
with wire. The grip OF the second
car became entangled in the threads
which were around the grip 30
firmly as to start the second train IN motion
1t crowded into the first and pushed the car
into the thick crowd, 1nJurlng several Of
them seriously. The presidents carriage
was only about twenty feet beyond the track
when this happened, else his safety and that
of his wife would have been imPeriled-
The carriage Immediately following had not
confined to the people VINO were in the jam.
The names of four Of the injured have been
received, and 1t is thought If any others
were hurt their injuries were not serious. OF
the four reported hurt, H. O. Harding, Of
this city. suffered the most serious injuries.
Both his legs were badly manglsd and am
putatlon viii probably be necessary. JAS.
Johnson, cOlOred, Of Lawrence, Kan, had
the lower portion of his right leg so badly
cut that ne viii probably lose it. Private
H. d. Wilson, Of the Independence guards,
was knocked down by the car and his head
badly cu5. f. W. ulgen, of this city sui
fered slight bruises on the right leg. The
accident caused a small panic in the i'm
soon restored.